Brinscombe

Brinscombe is a hamlet in Arlington, North Devon, England. Brinscombe is situated nearby to the locality Rye Park, as well as near the hamlet South Thorne.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Exmoor Zoo and Arlington Court.

Exmoor Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Exmoor Zoo is a conservation centre near Bratton Fleming in Exmoor, a national park in North Devon, England. The zoo developed from Exmoor Bird Gardens, opened on the site of a farm in 1982.

Arlington Court

Photo: xlibber, CC BY 2.0.

Arlington Court is a neoclassical style country house built 1820–23, situated in the parish of Arlington, next to the parish church of St James, 5+1⁄4 miles NE of Barnstaple, north Devon, England.

Wistlandpound Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Barrie Cann, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wistlandpound Reservoir is a reservoir in Devon, England owned by South West Water. Although final completion was in 1957, the reservoir started supplying the Barnstaple area in September 1956.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Churchill and Benton.

Churchill is a hamlet in the civil parish of East Down, in the North Devon district, in Devon, England, and is located near the village of East Down, as well as the town of Barnstaple. Churchill is situated 2½ miles west of Brinscombe.

Benton

Hamlet

Benton is a village in Devon, England, within the civil parish of Bratton Fleming. Benton is situated 3 miles southeast of Brinscombe.

Chelfham

Hamlet

Photo: Roger Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chelfham is a small borough in North Devon, England. It is situated between Bratton Fleming and Barnstaple. The village had a closed special needs school, and also a disused railway viaduct and station. Chelfham is situated 3 miles southwest of Brinscombe.

Brinscombe

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Arlington, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1457° or 51° 8′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.95622° or 3° 57′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C3R42WV+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2549325459

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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